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Letizia Alto and Kenji Asakura built a portfolio of cash-flowing rental properties to buy back time.The physician couple had spent their early careers working up to 80-hour workweeks in the hospital and wanted their future lifestyle to look different.In 2015, shortly after getting married, they set a specific cash flow goal.”We said, ‘We’re going to replace both our clinical incomes in seven years,'” Alto told Business Insider. “That’s what we were always working toward: To get to the space where we had time freedom. We wanted time with each other and we wanted time with our kids growing up, so…

In this file photo, an aerial view shows farm workers harvesting broccoli near the U.S.-Mexico border on March 9, 2024, in Yuma, Ariz. John Moore/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption John Moore/Getty Images President Trump vowed to help protect agricultural workers just days after federal immigration officials targeted farms and meat packing plants in a widespread effort to detain people without legal status. For months, the Trump administration has been sending mixed signals to the agriculture community about how immune their workforce is to the effort to conduct mass deportations. The agriculture industry is among those that employ large numbers…

Russian businesses that took over brands like McDonald’s, Heinz, and Kellogg’s after the invasion of Ukraine are now lobbying hard to make sure those Western companies can’t come back — and the Kremlin is backing them up.Leading the charge is Vkusno i tochka, which translates as “Tasty, Full Stop,” the fast-food chain that replaced McDonald’s after the American giant exited Russia in 2022.Speaking at a Kremlin business meeting with President Vladimir Putin late last month, CEO Oleg Paroev said a McDonald’s comeback would undo years of work to develop the Russian brand.”We created our own IT systems, our own kitchen…

K-pop’s biggest names are fueling the Labubu craze in South Korea.Members of the boy band Seventeen, which is one of K-pop’s biggest acts of the moment, posted pictures on social media showing off their Labubu dolls. Labubu, a furry doll made by the Chinese toymaker Pop Mart, went viral this year, causing snaking queues to form outside outlets around the world.Seventeen’s vocalist Joshua Hong posted a picture on Instagram on Sunday showing him posing in a park and kissing his bright pink Labubu’s head.Seventeen’s rappers Hoshi and Vernon also showed off the Labubu that Seventeen created in collaboration with Pharrell…

Most tech leaders promote AI adoption through training sessions or performance metrics. A product leader at Whoop is more focused on creating habits.Hilary Gridley, the head of core product at the wearables company, said on an episode of “Lenny’s Podcast” published Sunday that her goal is to make AI feel like a natural part of daily work, not a mandate.To do that, she relies on a three-part framework: consistency, friction reduction, and a strong reward loop.Consistency means building an everyday relationship with AI — and that starts small, said Gridley.”It has to start super easy. You have to give them…

There’s a good chance your boss is using AI more than you.Leaders are adopting AI at nearly double the rate of individual contributors, a new Gallup poll released Monday indicates. The survey found that 33% of leaders, or those who identified as “managers of managers,” use AI frequently, meaning a few times a week or more, compared to 16% of individual contributors.Gallup’s chief scientist for workplace management and wellbeing, Jim Harter, told Business Insider that leaders are likely feeling added pressure to think about AI and how it can increase efficiency and effectiveness.”There’s probably more leaders experimenting with it because…

On this sun-drenched tropical island, time moves more slowly — and that’s exactly what many people were looking for when they chose to make it home.I had just wrapped up an interview with a millennial who left his life in the US behind to become a Muay Thai fighter. Next, I was heading off to speak with the French owner of a boutique hotel.Three days into my reporting trip, I was starting to see why so many people are drawn to Koh Samui, the Thai island that’s recently been thrust into the global spotlight thanks to HBO’s hit series “The…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kim Hunter-Borst, 57, a healthcare professional based in New York City. It has been edited for length and clarity.My husband and I got married when we were a bit older. I was 42 and he was 49, and he had two children already. I saw my role in our family as the person who brought in all the fun. We just lived life thinking there was always a paycheck coming around the corner.I work in healthcare and always thought my job was recession-proof. But when I had to lay off people…

Members of the California National Guard and US Customs and Border Protection agents stand behind shields outside the Federal Building in Los Angeles, on June 10, 2025. FREDERIC J. BROWN/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption FREDERIC J. BROWN/Getty Images Members of the California National Guard and US Customs and Border Protection agents stand behind shields outside the Federal Building in Los Angeles, on June 10, 2025. FREDERIC J. BROWN/Getty Images Since the start of his second term, President Trump has been at odds with the federal courts.The protests in Los Angeles are just the latest series of events to raise…

Advertising executives descending on the French Riviera this week for the annual Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity will raise their glasses of rosé to toast the twilight of Madison Avenue’s glory days.Tom Denford, CEO of the agency search consultancy ID Comms, told me this year’s Cannes Lions would be “like a requiem” for the traditional agency business.But that doesn’t mean there won’t be action.What began as an awards event in the 1950s to celebrate the best ads of the year — affectionately known as “The Work” — has morphed into a sprawling showcase of tech, entertainment, influencers, and every…